Neconomic language, a shortage is best defined as a. a situation in which the demand for a good or service is greater than the amount supplied in a market b. an ongoing condition of limited resources to meet unlimited needs and wants c. too many businesses selling a product and not enough people who want to buy it d. a situation in which people need to be very careful with what they have because they might not be able to afford more

What effect did the enclosure acts have on people’s working lives? a. changes brought about by the acts prevented large farmers from taking lands from smaller farmers. b. small farmers could no longer work on common lands and had to move to cities for work. c. peasants started working on enclosed lands and soon became wealthy because of higher wages. d. landowners forced peasants to build roads and bridges as part of the new enclosure laws.